Meet the team

Meet the team behind Replanting the Birthing Seeds

This project is led by

The six streams are led by

Resource repository team

Lead: Deb Bowman, UoM

Supported by

  • A/Prof Paul Campbell, RCH
  • A/Prof Caroline Atkinson, We Al-li
  • Lyndal Alchin, NACCHO
  • Mishel McMahon, La Trobe University
  • Jill Faulkner

Support framework team

Lead: A/Prof Shawana Andrews

Supported by

  • Tyarne Davis Martin, VACCA
  • Dr Kimberley Jones, UoM
  • Dr Debra Singh, Western Australia Country Health Service
  • Emily Darnett, UoM

Integrated culturally validated assessment team

Lead: Trish Ratajczak, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity

Supported by

  • Jayne Kotz, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity
  • Valerie AhChee, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity
  • A/Prof Tracy Reibel, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity
  • Prof Sally Kendall, University of Kent
  • Dr Tess Bright, UoM

Workforce development resources to build capacity for safe skilful care team

Lead: A/Prof Caroline Atkinson, We Al-li Pty Ltd

Supported by

  • Prof Judy Atkinson, We Al-li Pty Ltd
  • Alison Elliott, We Al-li
  • Danielle Cameron, University of Sydney
  • Dr Pravina Shagar, UoM
  • Emerging Minds

Culturally safe trauma-integrated continuity-of-care implementation toolkit team

Lead: Storm Henry, VACCHO

Supported by

  • Skye Stewart, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
  • Gina Bundle, The Royal Women’s Hospital
  • Prof Susan Walker, UoM
  • Prof Helen McLachlan, La Trobe University
  • Prof Della Forster, The Royal Women’s Hospital
  • Janine Gliddon, Western Australia Country Health Service
  • Phillipa Reppington, Western Australia Country Health Service
  • Kate Reynolds, Western Australia Country Health Service
  • Res McCalman
  • Dr Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, UoM
  • Jillian Donnelly, UoM
  • Ellen McEvoy, UoM

Supporting Aboriginal families to stay together from the start  (SAFeST START) team

Lead: Jacynta Krakouer

Supported by

  • Dr Paul Gray, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children
  • Anne-Marie Eades
  • Debra Bowman
  • Prof Helen Herrman, Orygen Youth Mental Health
  • Prof Naomi Priest, Australian National University
  • Dr Vanessa Russ, UoM
  • Dave Carmody, VACCA
  • Adrienne Lipscomb, VACCA
  • Leah Johnson, Orygen Youth Mental Health
  • Abigail Dent, VACCA

Implementation and Evaluation group

Lead: Prof Rhonda Marriot AM, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity

Supported by

  • Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Dr Marcia Langton AO
  • Prof Catherine Chamberlain, UoM
  • Professor Jane Fisher, Monash University
  • Prof Helen Skouteris, Monash University
  • Prof Naomi Priest, ANU
  • Dr Julie Andrews, La Trobe University
  • Prof Leonie Segal, University of South Australia
  • Dr Kristen Smith, UoM
  • Dr Roz Walker, Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity
  • Dr Elise Davis, UoM
  • Dr Tess Bright, UoM
  • Dr Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, UoM
  • Jillian Donnelly, UoM
  • Dr Pravina Shagar, UoM

Governance

This project is governed by Community-Controlled peak body representatives.

Coordinator:  Lyndal Alchin, NACCHO

Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander investigators are indicated with Bold text